Done, sold the bike I restored! And, to someone who is buying it to try to start bicycling to work!! This will be awesome for them, as it has Schwalbe Marathon tires on there, which will be perfect for commuting They also happen to work for the city here, ha ha. (easy peasy for them, they are currently driving 3/4 of a mile to work and back every day, and this will be easy and quick for them).
🚨🎶S.F. Jazz just dropped a love note to the internet, a couple of thousand recordings from their archives. 🎶 🚨
I’ve started sort of relaxed, with Joe Henderson doing Porgy and Bess, but I suspect I can spend many hours browsing this.
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More Uncle Gray
Went back to the park and found the goose family and their uncle or aunt (I can’t tell the sex of the gray goose) Gray. It is the same family, one of the parents has a has a tag. The gray goose was still with the goose family days after I first saw them together. It still may be a coincidence. 1/2
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Nuovo round 'volenterosi' senza Meloni. La premier: "Italia non invia truppe"
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potenziare i confini ue con la russia e belorussia sembra piu' proprio ...
finlandia stati baltici polonia e confini con kalingrad ...
poi anche il fronte sud dove orban e fico sembrano inclini ad aprire le porte a un' invasione russa ...
armi per kiev, le sanno usare, hanno un kill rate vicino all' 1 a 10 ...
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Nuovo round 'volenterosi' senza Meloni. La premier: "Italia non invia truppe"
Alla fine la missione di Giorgia Meloni a Tirana rischia di essere ricordata per due immagini: quella del suo arrivo in Piazza Skanderbeg, dove si tie...www.iltempo.it
India praises Su-30MKI, says it was used to target Pakistani strategic facilities
Delhi's decision to launch strikes usingBRICS
ウクライナ国防相「次は首脳会談」、直接交渉の目標は捕虜交換と停戦確保 | ロイター
ウクライナのウメロフ国防相は、１６日にトルコのイスタンブールで行ったロシアとの約３年ぶりの直接交渉の次のステップは、ウクライナとロシアの首脳会談になるとの考えを示した。（２０２５年 ロイター/Leonhard Foeger）［イスタンブール １６日 ロイター］ - ウクライナのウメロフ国防相は、１６日にトルコのイスタンブールで行ったロシアとの約３年ぶりの直接交渉の次のステップは、ウクライナとロシアの首脳会談になるとの考えを示した。ウメロフ氏は記者団に対し、イスタンブールで行った協議での最優先事項…WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
Frana di Tiglio: sopralluogo congiunto tra Comune e Genio Civile
La sindaca Campani: "Abbiamo già alcune possibili soluzioni per intervenire. Sarà nostra cura informare la popolazione sugli sviluppi"
🖨️✨ Can AI Edit Photos for Printing? Let’s Talk.
AI tools like Remini, Topaz, and others have come a long way — but are their edits actually good enough for print?
✅ Great for restoring old photos
✅ Useful for upscaling low-res images
⚠️ But not always color-accurate or print-sharp
Before you hit "print," test on small sizes first — and avoid over-processing.
More tips 👉 ireminidl.com
#AIEditing #Photography #PhotoRestoration #PrintingTips #Remini #MastoPhoto
What a Weaker US Dollar Means for the Economy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/how-a-weaker-us-dollar-affects-the-economy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/17/us-supreme-court-blocks-trump-bid-to-resume-quick-deportations-of-venezuelans?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans
The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administration’s effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally.Emma De Ruiter (Euronews.com)
Papa diz que união entre homem e mulher é alicerce da família - Paulo Figueiredo
Pontífice também se pronunciou contra o aborto O papa Leão XIV afirmou, nesta sexta-feira (16), que a família é fundamentada na “união estável entre um homem e uma mulher” e que os [bebês] não nascidos e idosos possuem dignidade como criaturas de Deu…Suhely Bueno (Paulo Figueiredo)
Convento Pro Vita in San Romano, Sinistra Italiana: “Non soldi pubblici a chi discrimina”
Il segretario Pellicci: "La giunta ha scelto di stare dalla parte di chi vuole cancellare i diritti”. Manifestazione in piazza Napoleone
FDA Clears First Blood Test To Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroy…science.slashdot.org
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Epic asks court to compel Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/16/epic-asks-court-to-compel-apple-to-reinstate-fortnite-on-the-app-store/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Epic asks judge to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store - 9to5Mac
Late Friday, Epic Games asked U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to compel Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App StoreMarcus Mendes (9to5Mac)
#interurbantrail #photography #supertakumar
Shot with a vintage Pentax Super Takumar 28mm f/3.5 lens on a Sony a77.
Knicks Beat Celtics to Face Pacers in Eastern Conference Finals
https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2025-05-17/urgent-knicks-beat-celtics-119-81-in-game-6-and-advance-to-face-pacers-in-eastern-conference-finals?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The video showcases a chess game between two players, 'h4ncmason' with a rating of 1218 and 'h4nshi' with a rating of 1208. The game is displayed on a chessboard with alternating light and dark squares, and the pieces are arranged according to their standard starting positions. The sequence begins with a black knight on d6, a white pawn on e4, and a white knight on c3. The video highlights various moves, including a white pawn advancing to d4, a black pawn moving to e5, and a white pawn advancing to d5. The focus then shifts to a white pawn on d5, a black pawn on e5, and a white knight on c3. The video continues to show the progression of the game, with the white knight moving to e4, capturing a black pawn on d5, and the black pawn moving to d6. The video concludes with a white pawn on d5, a black pawn on d6, and a white pawn on e4, indicating the ongoing strategic maneuvers and tactical exchanges between the players.
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MOODY'S DOWNGRADES USA CREDIT RATING: A Historic Shift Amid Rising Debt and Political Polarization
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On May 16, 2025, Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ sovereign credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, stripping the nation of its last triple-A rating from a major credit agency.
This landmark decision, reported by outlets like Bloomberg and The Washington Post, marks the first time in over a century that the U.S. has lost its pristine credit status across all ....
Sources: Indian investment app Groww agrees to acquire wealthtech startup Fisdom in an all-cash deal, valuing Fisdom at $140M to $160M; Fisdom had raised ~$48M (The Economic Times)
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Groww to acquire Fisdom in a $150 million all-cash deal
Groww, India's leading stockbroking platform, is set to acquire wealthtech startup Fisdom in an all-cash deal, valuing the latter between $140 million and $160 million.ETtech (Economic Times)
Dozens reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza in second day of intense attacks
The strikes reportedly included air raids and artillery fire. Local reports said many bodies remain trapped under the rubble, and officials in Gaza estimate the death toll may exceed 100Rawan Suleiman (Haaretz)
Building vs. Bashing
I am a bottom writer on Medium because I write articles about building a new democracy.
Sometimes I go off script and write articles bashing certain political actors. These articles do better.
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#politics
A imagem é uma quadrinha em três partes, com personagens animados e textos em português. Na primeira parte, uma personagem com cabelo castanho e um colar rosado pergunta: "QUAL SUA POSIÇÃO POLÍTICA?".
Na segunda parte, um personagem com uma cabeça roxa e um sorriso está em frente a uma imagem do mapa do mundo com o símbolo do Partido Comunista Soviético, sugerindo uma associação com ideologias de esquerda.
Na terceira parte, um personagem com uma cabeça branca e um sorriso simples responde: "ACHO QUE EU TENHO MAIS TENDÊNCIAS PRA ESQUERDA", seguido por uma imagem de um edifício em chamas, possivelmente simbolizando conflitos ou revoluções.
A quadrinha parece fazer uma crítica humorística sobre a pergunta sobre a posição política, usando imagens e textos para sugerir uma associação entre ideologias de esquerda e conflitos.
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With a bomb and a chopper, Nationals notch comeback win over Orioles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/16/nationals-orioles-james-wood/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mystics make strong first impression with opening win over Dream
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/16/mystics-dream-wnba-opener/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Claiming that something doesn't exist because there's no evidence that proves it exists is a fallacy in itself, specifically the argument from ignorance fallacy. That's like saying a person isn't guilty of committing a crime because there's no evidence that proves they did commit the crime, but replace "commit a crime" with "not existing" and replace "person" with "God."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argume…(Latin%3A%20argumentum,of%20evidence%20to%20the%20contrary.
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The way a lot of western philosophers define atheism - "lack of belief or disbelief in the claims of existence of a deity" can be confusing. It's saying I don't know for sure but personally, I lean towards non existence. Hence we have words like agnostic atheist to make it precise.
I prefer to phrase the atheist claim this way: "there's no reason to believe in a God". It avoids some side discussions.
The definition of atheism, "lack of belief or disbelief in the claims of existence of a deity," equally applies to both agnostic and gnostic atheist because both kinds of atheist lack belief (disbelieve) in the claims of the existence of a diety; one just claims that God doesn't exist while the other doesn't. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the definition.
Exactly. It doesn't differentiate gnostic or agnostic atheism even though most philosophers mean agnostic atheism. Then you have to clarify that you don't claim that a God doesn't exist. (the side discussion)
That's why I prefer my definition. It conveys agnostic atheism immediately.
"There's no reason to believe in a God" doesn't just apply to agnostic atheism. Gnostic atheists also believe there's no reason to believe in God, which is why they don't believe in one.
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Driving 3/4 of a mile? That's a 15 minute walk.
They will probably spend more time locking and unlocking their bike compared to the actual ride.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Human 3500 • • •Human 3500
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •For sure. Once you start to ride, you look for more reasons to ride.
I'm just a bit disappointed they were driving such a short distance every day
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Human 3500 • • •Weird Socks
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe"
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Weird Socks • • •@ohmu @human3500 I totally forgot about this LA Story scene, which is not far from truth.
(I have seen neighbors do this down the block before)
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